New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah had to cut short the J&K security review meeting on Tuesday, sources said.
They said that the meeting has been rescheduled and will be held on Wednesday at 10:30 am in the Parliament as many issues have to be discussed. “The Union Home Minister had to cut short the meeting to be present in the Parliament to attend the Prime Minister’s reply,” sources said.
The security review meeting was called after an ex-serviceman was killed, his wife and niece injured in a militant attack in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday.
Quoting sources a local news gathering agency reported that J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Secretary Atal Duloo, Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat, top officers of Army, paramilitary forces and intelligence agencies had arrived in New Delhi for the meeting which remained inconclusive and would be held tomorrow.
The officers, according to the sources, were to brief the Union Home Minister about the prevailing situation in J&K and ongoing operations against the militants.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has been reiterating that militants and their supporters have to be dealt with an iron fist to make J&K militancy free.
The MHA has maintained that the policy of zero-tolerance towards militancy needs to be implemented firmly to make Jammu and Kashmir a militancy free region.
The meeting on Wednesday, according to the sources, will also discuss the implementation of the Area Domination Plan and Zero Militancy Plan.
It may be recalled that during the last security review meeting held in December last year, the Union Home Minister had directed all security agencies to continue working in a coordinated manner to eliminate militancy in Jammu and Kashmir.
The official data reveals that Jammu and Kashmir in January 2025 recorded the lowest number of killings over the past two decades, with just 3 fatalities—1 security force personnel and 2 militants.
The authorities have been maintaining that there has been a significant decline in militancy related incidents, infiltration and recruitment of youth in militant organisations.
The heightened security vigilance in the Union Territory has contributed to maintaining law and order stability. “The Union Home Ministry has passed clear instructions to prevent any civilian or security forces personnel killings and has ordered large-scale operations against militants.”
